GENUKI: Llangan

Llangan

"A small village 3.5 miles north-west from, and in the hundred of Cowbridge, possessing an interesting example of a sculptured wheel cross of Celtic workmanship, and an almost perfect fifteenth century cross. Llangan contains 1, 200 statute acres of land."
[Glamorganshire, 1911]

Bibliography
Church History
Church Records
Description and Travel

Directories
Maps
Population
Public Records
Schools

Bibliography

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

Church History

Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. Canna, and is in the Benefice of Coychurch with Llangan and St. Mary Hill Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS957778.

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1689-1978, Marriages, 1724-1838, Burials, 1705-1894.

Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff
Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Banns	Bishops Transcripts
1688-1978	1725-1747, 1763, 1792-1970	1708, 1716, 1724-1984	1824-1977	1721, 1723-1745, 1747-1810, 1812-1837

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Llangan Ecclesiastical Parish records " ...... including registers of baptisms, 1688-1978; marriages, 1725-1970; burials, 1708-1984; banns, 1824-1848; services, 1899-1940; glebe, 1941; churchwardens records, 1932-1955; miscellaneous and civil records, 1785-1860"

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

Llangan, St. Canna - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1860

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Llangan as shown on the parish map on the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Gareth Hicks)

Llangan (104); Cross; Ewenny River; Gelli-araul; Llangan (village); Mill (2); Molchenydd; Newland-fach Green; Parc-newydd; Rectory; School; Ton Ty-du; Treos

Descriptions of parish from
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis and also
A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

Llangan on the UK Villages site

Maps

View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

Directories

Transcript of name listing for Bridgend and district, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

Population

The Population of Llangan was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

1841 - 238

1851 - 261

1861 - 223

1871 - 227

1881 - 200

1891 - 182

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Llangan Parish Council/Community Council records " ..... comprising parish meetings minutes, 1894-1920; parish council minutes, 1919-1974; community council minutes, 1974-1999; tithe plan and apportionment, 1841"

Schools

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Llangan and St. Mary Hill School Board records "....... comprising of minute books, 1874-1903; cash book, 1880-1903"

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

Treoes

Llangan

[Last Updated : 27 April 2007 - Gareth Hicks]

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